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There are 48 days left of The Promise 365! Tonight I celebrate one of the most poignant lessons I have learned in this blogging adventure. It is simple and clear: focus on the beauty.

I began working with a “Medicine Woman” after I spoke to all the doctors who recommended surgery. My medicine woman came into my life at the most perfect moment and precisely when I needed her most. She helped me prepare emotionally and spiritually for my upcoming surgeries but mostly she helped me “Focus on the beauty.”

In fact, it was her prescription for me to get through all three surgeries. So every single day I searched for beauty. I watched flowers bloom. I spotted puppies walking down the street. I planted a garden and gasped in awe at how a little purple flower turned into an eggplant.

I lived in awe of everything. Beauty was alive, I just needed to look for it.

Focusing on the beauty did wonders for the ugliness in my life. It took my mind off of my worries. It redirected my energy. It reminded me that I was indeed alive, a creature of beauty, boldness and big things to do in this lifetime. It also introduced me to an entire ecosystem that I was completely ignorant about…one called Mother Nature.

That was years ago now, but the lessons of beauty have stayed with me. Every time I see a flower bloom, or a leaf pop, or a bird fly above my head, I am reminded that I am alive.

And life is beautiful.

Trust me!More tomorrow.Jamie

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Welcome Fall. Today is your day!

When the seasons change I usually notice the subtle difference in the world around me, including the new colors and the change in the breeze. Even though today was almost 90 degrees I could still feel that first day of Fall all around me in living color.

More than anything I heard the words of my dear teacher in my mind. “Notice the beauty” her words came back to me. “Focus on the beauty.”

She taught me a little about plants and flowers but mosllt she taught me the power of nature’s beauty. No wonder I felt her with me today as Mother Nature begins to dress up for the Fall Ball in her leaves of gold and red and bright orange.

Welcome Fall. I’m excited to see the beauty you bring!

Trust me!More tomorrow.Jamie

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It’s the height of summer and the flowers are still in bloom. The little rose bush outside my window still looks at me every morning with pink blooms. And I notice it. Mostly because it’s bright pink but also because it stands out against a green backdrop.

It’s a good lesson in being different and uniquely beautiful. Sometimes the most beautiful things are the ones that aren’t afraid to stand out.

Trust me!More tomorrow.Jamie

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This year of trust is giving me new perspectives in so many ways. It’s funny how focusing on something, even a word like Trust, brings clarity. It also brings experiences that lineup and deliver on the word.

Case in point, today we left all of our belongings and allowed a bunch of strangers to walk through our townhouse without any supervision. Except for a realtor, of course. It’s a massive test of trust. We removed the important things like jewelry and precious collectibles, but it’s hard to remove everything that is meaningful when you have no other place to put it yet.

We enjoyed a nice drive along the shore while hoping everything would be in its place when we returned. It was.

Trust is a noun and a verb. It is also a state of being. One that makes you breathe deeply and let go. So far this year, I am learning that letting go is not giving up and trusting is not rolling over. Rather, it is finding the beauty and the beginnings in each moment.

When you trust, you do not see the end. You create the beginning. So, here’s to beautiful beginnings!

Trust me!More tomorrow.Jamie

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We drove the south coastline today winding through little seaside towns and beautiful picturesque downtowns and stores. It made me think about my very first promise not to shop, because, I was shopping in the most wonderful sense of the word.

Jaynane and I were together, shopping and oohing and ahhing at all the little beautiful things looking for dresses and skirts and jewelry and presents. This is a partnership I know well, it is one my Mama Sling taught to me. To appreciate beauty. Not in the sense of the torrid and turbulent definition of beauty standards but to appreciate the beauty within.

Because beauty is a feeling.

I used to think beauty was a very specific thing, a look, a shape, a fabric, a cut, a design, an art. But it’s really the art of feeling. And when we feel we are alive. We are here. We are present.

Which is the best present of all. Trust the beauty within.

Trust me!More tomorrow.Jamie

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I was thinking a lot today about how to avoid bad news, fake news, and any barrage of negativity. I decided the best course is always to keep to your vision, stay focused on the end game and stay clear — as we know, Mama Sling once told me, “the clearest one wins.”

Then, of course, there is always love, beauty, joy and …chocolate. It’s National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day so by all means, go celebrate. I’ve always thought every restaurant should offer small, mini chocolate chip cookies as a dessert option. Warm. Right off the sheet. Why not? I would order it every single time. Maybe that’s the solution to a bad news cycle …a little bit of joy and a lot of chocolate chip cookies.

So here’s to love, joy, beauty, and chocolate chip cookies.
More tomorrow…

Lovemore,
Jamie

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The flowers are starting to sprout and bloom outside my window. The leaves are poking through the ground and getting ready to shoot up and blossom.

Part of me feels like it might be too early. Part of me cannot wait to see those pops of color and meet my flower friends again.

It has me thinking about beauty. And SPRING! And of course, joy. I gain so much joy from the beauty of flowers. And their power to spring out of the ground right at the perfect time of year.

Sometimes the most beautiful things are right in front of my nose. Leaves sprouting. Birds chirping. Sunshine outside my window!! Now, that feels like the most beautiful thing I could imagine after a long rainy Pacific Northwest winter.

One more lesson of joy.
Beauty comes in many forms. The secret is to recognize it in front of you.

More tomorrow…

Lovemore,
Jamie

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Year 2: Lovemore+Fearless
2012 sent me rafting down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon where I slept next to scorpions. I tossed my old engagement ring in a fountain in Paris, and swam with sharks in the Bahamas. In the end, I learned more about LOVE than fear.

Year 3: Abundance
My promise in year 3 was to dive deep into abundance, which included a promise to give away a gift a day. Ironically, there was something else in store for me as I found myself moving across the country, having surgery, and giving away my thyroid. It all started a little Card Crusade and my biggest lesson yet was to come in the form of a doozy: health is our greatest wealth. Abundance indeed.

Year 4: Peak Performance
Surprise! 2014 sent me back to the surgical routine. Getting a surprise diagnosis, mastectomy and reconstructive surgery all in one swoop. Overall, it probably saved my life. Ironically, I ended up with two NIKE swooshes in the form of scars across my chest. The sign of Peak Performance?

Year 5: BLISS!
It’s all about that bliss, ’bout that bliss, no trouble. This year was all about FOLLOWING OUR BLISS. And follow it we did…. all the way to Bellingham, WA! Who would have thought? And now… here we are.

Year 6: Yoga for a Year
Yoga every single day. I did it. Really, I did it! Not every single day was amazing but I downward dogged it on planes, trains, across the “plains” crisscrossing this country. What did I learn? To be kinder to myself. And this: just showing up creates miracles (for me that’s Crow!). In the unprecedented events of 2016, I also learned our world needs a whole heaping dose of kindness.

Year 7: Intentional Acts of Kindness
This year’s promise was all about kindness – the intentional kind. We ended up getting married in a surprise pop up ceremony in Estes Park, Colorado. Could there be anything more kind?

Year 8: JOY
How will this year unfold? I have no idea. But I do know this, the magic happens when we make promises and show up. I hope you join me in making promises and reaching your goals too.

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